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Architecture

Gifted by an emperor, Ethiopia’s iconic Africa Hall has been renovated for a new era

Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase...

Newly discovered Pompeii frieze shows wild Bacchanalian rituals

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare frieze...
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Pritzker Prize 2025: China’s Liu Jiakun awarded ‘Nobel of architecture’

Throughout its 46-year history, architecture’s most prestigious prize has often been won by icon-builders: the apparent lone geniuses who imprint their...

PIMAA Architects organises Portuguese home across cluster of cabins

A cluster of wooden cabins modelled on fishing huts surround a patio and swimming pool at Casa Donovan, completed by Portuguese studio PIMAA...

JKMM Architects combines football stadium with housing in Finland

A football field, housing and retail spaces are united beneath a single swooping roof at Tammela Stadium in Tampere, designed by Finnish studio JKMM Architects as "a miniature...

Copper-coloured curves define Beijing convention centre by Zaha Hadid Architects

Fluid shapes and ribbon-like bridges animate the Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects as "Beijing's largest" convention...

Ben Pennell supports DIY house in Virginia with “exoskeleton” structure

American designer Ben Pennell worked with Virginia Tech students to create an experimental house with an exoskeletal structure on a sloped...

Brazil’s tallest skyscraper features design informed by “nautical heritage”

Italian design studio Pininfarina's Yachthouse has become the tallest building in Brazil, located in the skyscraper capital of Balneário Camboriú whose recent...